NEPTUNE team awarded

The NEPTUNE Canada team has won a 2010 Heritage Award from the Alberni Valley Heritage Commission for its outreach activities in the Port Alberni community. The NEPTUNE Canada shore station in Port Alberni provides power to the ocean observatory's 800-km cable network and manages data flow and two-way communications between the seafloor and UVic. Working closely with the Alberni Valley Museum and the Port Alberni Maritime Heritage Society, NEPTUNE Canada has over the last four years installed several educational displays to share the development of the world-leading observatory with community residents, schools and visitors. NEPTUNE Canada is managed by Ocean Networks Canada for a consortium led by UVic.